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A. T. HAGEN.

IRONING MAGHINE.

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A. T. HAGEN.

IRONING MACHINE.

No. 370,137. Patented Sept. 20, 1887.-

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ARTHUR T. HAGEN, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

IRONING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 370,137 dated September 20, 1887.

Application filed October 16, 1886. Serial No. 216,386. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR T. HAGEN, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in aDevice for Ironing and Polishing,whi ch improvement is fully set forth in the following specification, and shown in the accompanying drawings.

The object of my invention is to produce a convenient device for ironing and polishing small articles of starched wearing-apparel such as cuffs, collars, &c.being hereinbelow fully described, and more particularly pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device, parts being broken away and sectional and other parts shown in two positions by full and dotted lines, the device being seen as indicated by arrow y in Fig. 4. Fig. 2, drawn to a larger scale, is a view of some of the parts at the upper portion of the machine, seen as indicated by the arrow as in Fig. 1,the shafts being vertically sectioned, as upon the dotted line y y; Fig. 3, a detached view of some of the parts seen in the direction in which Fig. 2 is seen, drawn to better show the manner of holding the upper end of the inclined shaft; Fig. 4, an end elevation of the machine seen as indicated by arrow z in Fig. 1 and Fig. 5, a plan seen as indicated by arrow 0: in Fig. 1, parts being broken away and omitted.

Referring to the parts, Ais the frame of the machine, composed of the sides or standards b and d, joined by eross-girts a, said standards being substantially alike and formed with rectangular vertical openings 1, near their upper ends.

B is the main shaft of the device, resting in bearings cat the upper part of the frame,within the openings 9', said shaft carrying a polishingroller, 0, overhanging one side of the frame and being provided with a spur-gear, D,overhanging the opposite side of the frame, and a beveled pinion, E, between the bearings c.

F is an inclined shaft, held in bearings 6 within the spaces 1' of the frame, below the main shaft, said shaft F holding an inclined tapered covered roller, G, to cooperate with the polishing-roller C, said shaft being further provided with a bevel-gear, H, to co-operate with the pinion E.

I is a system of air and gas pipes for heating the polishingroller, which latter is hollow.

K is a band-pulley for driving the device, rigid with the pinion L, both turning upon a stud, f, rigid with the frame, said pinion cooperating with the spur-gear D.

g is astiff spring placed under the front bear ing, 0, of the shaft B to support the latter, said spring resting upon a horizontal ledge, a, of the frame and serving to hold the polishingroller 0 away from the roller G and the pinion E away from the gear H.

N is a treadle of common form, held by a shaft, 0, resting in bearings in the frame, said shaft being provided with a rigid arm, h, from which a rod, 76, reaches upward toward the main shaft. A strap, 2', is bent over a reduced part of the box or bearingc of the shaft B, having its pendent ends joined by a tie, Z, to which said treadle-rod k is adj ustably connected. The spring 9, as above stated, holds the roller Cup away from the companion roller G, and by pressing the treadle with the foot said roller 0 is brought down upon its companion, the gears E and H at the same time interlocking, so that the shaft F and roller G may be turned by the shaft B.

p are laterally inward-projecting flanges or parts around the opening 1', added for the purpose of affording greater breadth of bearing for the boxes of the shafts B and F.

s and tare vertical bolts bearing, respective ly, upon the upper and under side of the bearing 6 of the shaft F, said bolt 8 being threaded through the ledge a of the frame, and the bolt 25 threaded in the ledge or bar '0,with a threaded set-nut, (t,bearing thereon. By means of these bolts the rear end of the shaft F may be verti eally adjusted to throw the pressure between the rollers O and G more at the point or the heel thereof, as may be required. The rear end of the shaft B is designed to be similarly vertically adjusted by the opposing vertical screws 11 and c, the former passing downward through the cap d of the standard (I, and the latter passing upward through the cross-ledge e of said standard. When the forward end of the shaft B is raised or lowered by the action of the spring and treadle, as above described, the rear bearing, 0, of said shaft rocks or yields slightly between the points of said screws 1) and c, the frontbearing sliding in the opening 9. The cap-pieces d are held to the frame by bolts f, said caps covering the openings 9 in the standards 12 and d.

The forward end of the shaft F is held in a pendent stirrup, g, secured to the ledge n within the space r of the standard b, so as to admit of slight vertical play, but to admit of no lateral play. The weight of the shaft,witl1 its roller, &c., keeps it down upon the lower part of the stirrup, the slight vertical play being necessary in the adjustment of the rear end of the shaft, above described. This shaft F is rigid while operating in conjunction with the shaft Btha't is, it has no motion other'than rotary, while the shaft B is moved vertically, as described abov'e-the weight of the shaft F and the downward pressure upon its rollerholding it rigidly. down against the bottom of the stirrup. 20

What I claim as my invention is- 4 In an ironing-machine, a main rotatory shaft with movable bearings, and apolishing-roller, in combination with an inclined rotatory shaft with movable bearing and roller, a rigid stirrup for the forward bearing of said inclined shaft, adjusting-screws for the rear bearing of said inclined shaft, a holding-strap and spring for said main shaft, a treadle, and a treadlerodwjoined adjustably to said strap, substan- '30 tially as shown and set forth.

ARTHUR T. HAGEN.

Witnesses:

E. B. WHITMORE, M. L. MODERMOTT. 

